Three Indicted in Oxycodone Conspiracy

Three men have been indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute nearly 3,000 pills of Oxycodone, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Myron D. Black, 44, of Mansfield, Ohio; Chauncey L. Ransom, 49, of Inglewood, California; and Victor A. Hageman, 45, of Euclid, Ohio, are charged with conspiracy to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance.

The indictment alleges that Ransom obtained 2,989 pills (30 mg each) of Oxycodone in California and mailed them to Black, Hageman and other individuals in Ohio via the United States Postal Service Express Mail.

Ransom packaged the pills in video movie disc covers, plastic bubble mailing envelopes and other packaging to conceal the contents, according to the indictment.

Black and Hageman arranged for other individuals to receive the packages from Ransom in exchange for money, usually $200.

The conspiracy took place between August 2012 and April 2013, with Ransom mailing packages to addresses in Lakewood, Seven Hills, Akron and Mansfield containing shipments of between 200 and 600 pills.

The investigation was conducted by the United States Postal Inspection Service in Cleveland, with the assistance of the Metro-Richland County Enforcement Unit, the Akron Police Department, the United States Postal Inspection Service in Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Police Department.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Christian H. Stickan.

If convicted, the defendants’ sentences will be determined by the court after review of factors unique to the case, including their prior criminal records, their roles in the offense, and the characteristics of the violation.

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